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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Feb. 14, 2017
Filed:
Sep. 23, 2011
Applicants:
Michael J. Walker, Windsor, CA;
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James G. Schroth, Troy, MI (US);
Inventors:
Michael J. Walker, Windsor, CA;
Michael D. Hanna, West Bloomfield, MI (US);
James G. Schroth, Troy, MI (US);
Assignee:
GM Global Technology Operations LLC, Detroit, MI (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B32B 3/24 (2006.01); F16F 7/08 (2006.01);
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
F16F 7/08 (2013.01); Y10T 428/218 (2015.01); Y10T 428/24314 (2015.01);
Abstract
One embodiment of the invention includes a frictional damping insert including a body constructed and arranged to be incorporated into a product and to provide frictional damping of the product, the body including lines of weakness constructed and arranged to segment the body into separate sections upon exposure to a molten material.